Stocks · Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail
Best Buy Co., Inc. BBY
$87.97 +0.31% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $18.54B
High qualityStrong trendInexpensive vs sector
Next earnings report: Nov 24, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $6.01, up 65.6% year over year.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 7 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +5.7%).
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 89 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Cyclical sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth56Neutral
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 39%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 14%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 42%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 24%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 42%
Quality82Strong
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 15%
- Gross marginBottom 26%
- Operating marginBottom 40%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 42%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 35%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 21%
- Interest coverTop 13%
Value87Strong
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 26%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 28%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 18%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 12%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 40%
Momentum84Strong
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 33%
- 6-month returnTop 18%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 29%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 9%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 20%
Revisions21Very weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 42%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 17%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 14%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 6%
Stability69Positive
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 36%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 36%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 45%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 21%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 1.0% | 1.4% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 32.3% | 65.6% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 22.5% | 22.7% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 4.4% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 3.3% | 4.2% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 1.4% | 1.0% | ↑ | Bottom 39% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 65.6% | 32.3% | ↑ | Top 14% |
| Gross margin | 22.7% | 22.5% | ↑ | Bottom 26% |
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 3.0% | ↑ | Bottom 40% |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 1.9% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 4.2% | 3.3% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 17.2% | — | Top 15% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -3.4% | — | Bottom 24% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.95×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -7.5%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.3%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -0.9 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 0.73×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 40.9×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 4.33%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.75%
- Shareholder yield
- 5.08%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.1%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -1.0%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Aug 1, 2026 (filed Sep 4, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 7
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 7 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +5.7%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -0.7%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $84.08
- Target vs current price
- -4.4%
- Analysts with a rating
- 41
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 27%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | +5.8% | -4.4% | -0.5% | +4.1% | — |
| May 28, 2026 | +4.1% | +15.8% | +11.1% | +19.1% | +33.1% |
| Mar 3, 2026 | +6.1% | +7.1% | +7.1% | +3.8% | +4.8% |
| Nov 25, 2025 | +6.9% | +5.3% | -1.0% | -8.0% | -17.1% |
| Aug 28, 2025 | +5.8% | -3.7% | +2.1% | -1.7% | -2.2% |
| May 29, 2025 | +4.5% | -7.3% | -2.6% | -4.3% | +5.4% |
| Mar 4, 2025 | +7.1% | -13.3% | -9.1% | -15.1% | -17.5% |
| Nov 26, 2024 | -3.1% | -4.9% | -4.4% | -6.6% | -3.2% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | $1.47 | $1.39 | +5.8% | $9.78B |
| May 28, 2026 | $1.28 | $1.23 | +4.1% | $8.94B |
| Mar 3, 2026 | $2.61 | $2.46 | +6.1% | $13.81B |
| Nov 25, 2025 | $1.40 | $1.31 | +6.9% | $9.67B |
| Aug 28, 2025 | $1.28 | $1.21 | +5.8% | $9.44B |
| May 29, 2025 | $1.15 | $1.10 | +4.5% | $8.77B |
| Mar 4, 2025 | $2.58 | $2.41 | +7.1% | $13.95B |
| Nov 26, 2024 | $1.26 | $1.30 | -3.1% | $9.45B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 14.6× | 13.0× | 62th | Top 26% |
| P/E (forward) | 12.9× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.9× | — | — | Top 18% |
| EV / Sales | 0.48× | — | — | Top 12% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 9.54% | — | — | Top 28% |
| Earnings yield | 6.83% | — | — | Top 26% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 9.0× – 24.5× since Jul 31, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +13.7%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +65.6%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -28.4%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 22
- Days above the 200-day average
- 89
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +4.6%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.2%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +0.4%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +20.6%
- RSI (14)
- 46.6
- Relative volume
- 0.64×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 36.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 55th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.08
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.40
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -7.2%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -46.3%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2021 | May 13, 2026 | -59.8% | 1121 days | Not yet recovered |
| Nov 6, 2020 | Mar 4, 2021 | -20.2% | 79 days | 46 days (May 10, 2021) |
| May 10, 2021 | Sep 24, 2021 | -16.7% | 96 days | 29 days (Nov 4, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $18.54B
- P/E (TTM)
- 14.6
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $6.01
- Revenue (TTM)
- $42.20B
- Dividend yield
- 4.35%
- 52-week range
- $55.10 – $96.53
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $51.76B | $46.30B | $43.45B | $41.53B | $41.69B |
| Gross profit | $11.64B | $9.91B | $9.60B | $9.38B | $9.37B |
| Operating income | $3.00B | $1.79B | $1.57B | $1.73B | $1.75B |
| Net income | $2.45B | $1.42B | $1.24B | $927.0M | $1.07B |
| EPS (diluted) | $9.84 | $6.29 | $5.68 | $4.28 | $5.04 |
| Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | Q4 2026 | Q1 2027 | Q2 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.45B | $13.95B | $8.77B | $9.44B | $9.67B | $13.81B | $8.94B | $9.78B |
| Net income | $273.0M | $117.0M | $202.0M | $186.0M | $140.0M | $541.0M | $276.0M | $315.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.26 | $0.54 | $0.95 | $0.88 | $0.66 | $2.56 | $1.31 | $1.48 |
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $3.25B | $1.82B | $1.47B | $2.10B | $1.96B |
| Capital expenditure | -$737.0M | -$930.0M | -$795.0M | -$706.0M | -$704.0M |
| Free cash flow | $2.52B | $894.0M | $675.0M | $1.39B | $1.26B |
| Dividends paid | -$688.0M | -$789.0M | -$801.0M | -$807.0M | -$801.0M |
| Net share buybacks | -$3.47B | -$998.0M | -$321.0M | -$483.0M | -$268.0M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $2.25B
- Total assets
- $16.11B
- Total liabilities
- $12.92B
- Total debt
- $4.13B
- Net debt
- $1.88B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $3.18B
As of Aug 1, 2026 (filed Sep 4, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | $0.96 | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | $0.96 | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | $0.96 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | $0.95 | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Sep 18, 2025 | $0.95 | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | $0.95 | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Mar 25, 2025 | $0.95 | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | $0.94 | Jan 7, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 15,989,821
- Days to cover
- 3.97
- Change vs previous report
- +7.5%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Aug 4, 2005
- 3-for-2
- May 13, 2002
- 3-for-2
- Mar 19, 1999
- 2-for-1
- May 27, 1998
- 2-for-1
- Apr 29, 1994
- 2-for-1